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The Gingerbread Announcer Desktop
8:00AM The How-To Geek | Reader andykashyap85’s Mac desktop proves that sometimes simplicity is all you really need for an awesome desktop that helps keep you motivated. More »
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The Gaia Desktop
8:00AM The How-To Geek | Reader Sweetshop Union’s Windows 7 desktop has been completely transformed with the Gaia09 skin for Rainmeter, complete with widgets, wallpaper and a visual style to match. More »
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The Left 4 Dead HUD Desktop
7:00AM The How-To Geek | Reader UltraBE’s Windows desktop turns mundane system statistics and application launchers into a lookalike for the popular Left 4 Dead video game. It’s not for everybody, but it’s definitely loads of fun. More »
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The “ChromeOS” LiteStep Desktop
7:00AM The How-To Geek | Reader YBoris’s Windows XP desktop uses the LiteStep alternate shell environment to show off his concept of what Google’s upcoming Chrome OS desktop should look like — and this one is fully functional right now. More »
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The Metal Wallpaper Clock Desktop
7:00AM The How-To Geek | Reader Philip’s OS X desktop not only gives him a quote of the day and tells him what happened this day in history — it also has a unique, interesting clock sitting on the background wallpaper. More »
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The Black Rainmeter Netbook Desktop
7:00AM The How-To Geek | Reader misandry’s netbook desktop blends Rainmeter system information gadgets into the desktop so well that you would barely know some of them are there unless you are really looking for them. More »
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The Samurize Stripe Netbook Desktop
6:00AM The How-To Geek | Reader szekelya’s netbook desktop keeps things simple with a dock for launching applications easily, and moves all of the useful system information into a tiny stripe at the bottom of the screen. More »
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The Million Years Of LiteStep Desktop
7:15AM The How-To Geek | Reader nitzua’s Windows XP desktop completely customises the interface without cluttering up the desktop with gadgets you might never see—moving launchers into the context menu using the LiteStep alternate shell environment. More »
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The N.UN Tribute Desktop
6:00AM The How-To Geek | Reader Cliche7’s desktop uses the N.UN customisation suite to completely revamp the user interface, with everything from visual styles to the BBLean alternate desktop shell. More »
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